A Strategy to Revive the Ming at the End of the Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty's fighting strength was all hype; among the founding soldiers of unified dynasties, they were among the lowest tier. The Southern Ming dynasty was so weak due to internal strife and division, yet the Qing dynasty fought for it for over 20 years.

I sincerely recommend that everyone, yes everyone, go to Bilibili and watch the "Guide to Preventing Qing Dynasty Brainwashing" series by the up-master Yongle Emperor Ming Chengzu, and the subsequent "Debunking the Qing Dynasty's Territorial Contribution Theory" series. After watching them, you will understand what the Manchu Qing regime really was, and you won't spout nonsense like the Eighth Phase Heavy Infantry.

The core of the conflict at the end of the Ming Dynasty was not the forced hair-shaving and clothing-changing policy, but rather land annexation. Focusing on this policy as the central issue is a misinterpretation. Without mobilizing the people, how could one possibly defeat the combined forces of the brutal invaders and the surrendered traitors?

I don't have high requirements for historical texts; as long as they don't use phrases like "adult" all the time, I can generally read them.

After reading ten chapters, the author's problem is that he's verbose and repeats the same idea over and over again.

I skimmed through the first few chapters of the author's novel and can confirm that the author is someone who knows a bit about history, much better than most historical novel authors these days. Modern historical novels often portray scholars as corrupt officials who bring ruin to the country, while depicting eunuchs as virtuous children.

He's always spouting brilliance and decisiveness, exuding an imposing aura and an undeniable domineering presence. He rambles on and on...

How to save the Ming Dynasty? One of the biggest problems in the late Ming Dynasty was having silver but no food. The entire north of the Ming Dynasty suffered from severe drought and famine, leading to large-scale crop failures in the Guanzhong Plain and North China Plain, the main grain-producing provinces. How many people lived in these two regions at that time?

In fact, what can be improved now is not weapons. Instead, there was wired telegraph or even landline telephone. This thing isn't technically difficult; it can be done within a few years. Primary batteries or animal-powered generators can be made using rudimentary methods.

In fact, by the late Ming Dynasty, there was a lack of people capable of commanding large armies. The Ming Dynasty could win and lose against the Manchus in small-scale battles, but they were very ineffective in battles involving tens of thousands of troops.